The Arcata mine is a large silver mine located in the south of Peru in Arequipa Region. Arcata represents one of the largest silver reserve in Peru and in the world having estimated reserves of 46.6 million oz of silver. In March 2025 Compañía Minera Ares S.A.C, a subsidiary of Hochschild Mining PLC, sold the mine to Sierra Caraz S.A.C.Hochschild Mining cierra la venta de la mina Arcata y el proyecto minero Azuca
Statistics 20162015 20142013201220112010200920082007Ore production (tonnes)677,309648,051701,947900,861773,498687,966645,974643,059557,870415,400Average silver grade (g/t)337323286217271312439503571560Average gold grade (g/t)1.240.990.850.740.830.881.401.561.531.43Silver produced (koz)6,3435,6135,8274,9845,5266,0818,0999,5429,0326,553Gold produced (koz)22.5415.6716.8916.8317.2717.3825.8328.6424.0416.48Silver equivalent produced (koz)8,0116,7726,8415,9946,5627,1249,64911,26010,4747,542Silver sold (koz)6,3465,6535,6214,9245,2365,9798,0958,7488,5646,544Gold sold (koz)22.0415.315.6615.9515.916.724.926.0222.3615.50Resources (attrib. Moz Ag Eq)104.2117.6108.799.4106.4112.398.779.487.270.3Resource LOM (yrs)n/an/an/a11.611.711.59.67.49.310.1Capacity2,5002,5001,5001,7501,7501,7501,7501,7501,2001,000
See also List of mines in Peru Silver mining
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